New Research Project Seeks to Facilitate Global Grant Making
Foundations seek ways to ease the burdens of making grants overseas, plus they get advice on promoting diversity.
By Caroline Preston
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Bring Odd Bedfellows Together to Promote Social Change, Foundations Urged
If foundations are serious about promoting social change, they need to take on more risks and invest in grass-roots groups, said speakers at the annual meeting of the Council on Foundations.
By Caroline Preston
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Grant Makers Urged to Take Activist Role
Foundation executives need to see themselves as activists, say two veterans of advocacy movements at a meeting of young grant makers.
By Caroline Preston
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Foundation Association’s CEO Says Grant Makers Met Recession’s Test
Foundations praised for not making big cutbacks even as the troubled economy eroded their assets.
By Caroline Preston
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Obama Advisor Calls for Greater Collaboration Between Philanthropy and Government
Valerie Jarrett, a key adviser to President Obama, told foundation leaders that it is vital for grant makers and the federal government to forge alliances to advance social policies.
By Caroline Preston
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Corporate Philanthropy Grapples With How to Create Giving Programs
Many companies are in the midst of transformation in the way they think about creating social good -- and are interested in finding models in which they can simultaneously improve the world and their bottom line, participants in a session for corporate grant makers said today.
By Caroline Preston
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Philanthropy’s Recession Is Over, Grant-Making Leader Says
It is time for grant makers to focus on growth opportunities as the economy starts to grow again, said the leader of the Council on Foundations.
By Caroline Preston
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Young Grant Makers Urged to Make Bigger and Riskier Grants
Young foundation leaders were urged to listen to the needs of grant recipients at a national gathering of grant makers held Saturday in Denver.
By Caroline Preston
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How Charities Can Groom Young Leaders
Charities need to focus on succession planning, communicating better with young workers, and training them for leadership roles, said speakers at the annual meeting of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network.
By Caroline Preston
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A Call to Young Workers to Elevate Nonprofit Voice in Policy Matters
If the nonprofit world is going to become more active in getting its voice heard by lawmakers, older people aren’t going to be the ones to take on the task, Robert Egger, founder of the V3 Campaign, told an audience at the annual Young Nonprofit Professionals Network conference.
By Caroline Preston
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